Tokyo, May 31, Two or three Chinese aeroplanes were sighted and heard flying over south-western Japan last night and early this morning, the War Department and the Kyushu Western Defence headquarters announced.
The Chinese planes, however, failed to.drop any bombs, all available Japanese reports said.
The planes, presumably enemy aircraft, the Western Defence Headquarters said in a communique, first appeared over the south-western coast of Kagoshima Prefecture in the southernmost island of Kyushu at 9,30 p.m, yesterday.
The -all-clear signal was given at 1 am. today, Shortly after the warning was lifted, however, the planes appeared over Fukuoka Prefecture, Japanese reports said.
In making its first announcement, the War Department said, two planes flew over Amakusa Island, west of Kyushu Island, and headed for Kumamoto city, scene. di the scattering of propaganda leaflets by Chinese planes on May 20, They hovered over the.city suburbs at 10.30 p.m. yesterday, the War Department said, After the two or three unidentified planes soared over Kagoshima at 9.30 p.m. yesterday they proceeded over Kumamoto through the southwestern corner of Amakusa Island. Japanese reports from Kokura, Kyushu Island, said Reports from Ike Island said the planes were seen at 1120 pin, The planes also flew over Takanabe in the Miyazaki Prefecture, south-eastern coast of Kyushu Island,
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